Kolleen Bouchard
HOULTON, Maine — For the third time in her illustrious career, Houlton junior Kolleen Bouchard has been named to the Bangor Daily News All-Maine Schoolgirl Basketball Team.
Bouchard led Houlton to its third straight regional championship. She was the BDN’s Owen O. Osborne tournament MVP for the third straight year.
“Her No. 1 asset is her versatility,” said Houlton coach Shawn Graham. “She can play anywhere. She has certainly extended her range. She shot 50 percent from beyond the 3-point arc. She’s also very good off the dribble. She can penetrate and get to the rim with either hand.
“And she is probably the most clutch shooter I have ever coached. She makes extremely difficult shots in big-time situations,” added Graham.
“She made all the big plays when Houlton needed them,” said Presque Isle coach Jeff Hudson. “She blocks shots, she rebounds. She has such a long wingspan.”
“She is in a class by herself,” said Ellsworth coach Andy Pooler.
Bouchard is joined on the First Team by Emily Esposito of Gorham, Sophie Holmes of Messalonskee High in Oakland, Anna DeWolfe of Greely in Cumberland Center and Gorham’s Mackenzie Holmes.
Esposito is a three-time first-team, while DeWolfe was a second-team pick in 2016 and the Holmes girls were third-teamers.
The Second Team includes five seniors: Edward Little High of Auburn’s Jordyn Reynolds, Bangor’s Katie Butler, Brunswick’s Madeline Suhr, Tasia Titherington of Portland’s Deering High and Winslow’s Heather Kervin.
The Third Team is composed of George Stevens Academy of Blue Hill senior Morgan Dauk, Lincoln Academy of Newcastle senior Brie Wajer, Gardiner senior Lauren Chadwick, Presque Isle junior Emily Wheaton and Boothbay Region junior Page Brown.
Butler, Reynolds, Wajer and Wheaton were honorable mentions in 2016.
